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Joseph Lovell, MD (1788–1836): First US Army Surgeon General (2016)

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Joseph Lovell, trained in medicine at Harvard and in military medicine/surgery by the War of 1812, became the first Surgeon General to sit on the reorganised army staff at the tender age of 29 in 1818. With a keen intellect, medical acumen, and wartime experiences for his tools and a close supporting relationship with Commanding General Jacob Jennings Brown and Secretary of War John C Calhoun (1728–1850), Lovell constructed an efficient and effective organisational and administrative framework for the new Medical Department of the US Army. Moreover, he not only redefined the role of the American military physician but also established the professional dignity, respectability and value of the medical officer among line officers and staff. Lovell’s 18-year tenure came to an abrupt end, but the operational framework he created became both foundation and legacy for his successors.

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Authors & Contributors
P. Willey
Douglas D. Scott
Stiles, T.J.
Gary Plank
Norman M. Camp
Patrick J. Collison
Concepts
Medicine and the military; medicine in war
Medicine
Cavalry
Disease and diseases
Health
Skeleton
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
Places
United States
Western states (U.S.)
Institutions
United States. Army
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